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Keeping the Bar Close during First Pull

October 9, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Sean Waxman addresses another common weightlifting error.

Error: Not keeping the bar close -> bar travels away during first pull

Fix: improve proprioception, activate your lats, pull the bar in

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